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Sam Means is an American singer, songwriter and musician, previously songwriter of indie pop band The Format.

Sam Means and Nate Ruess left their previous bands Nevergonnascore and This Past Year and formed the indie-pop duo, The Format, in February 2000. The Format announced a hiatus on February 4, 2008.

In the wake of the hiatus, Means and his wife started a company in Phoenix, Arizona called Hello Merch. According to Hello Merch's website, "[the company] started in 2008 as an outlet for bands, musicians, creative artists and businesses to manufacture and sell merchandise anywhere, without giving up their rights." Over the years, Means has extended the Hello brand to other ventures, including an apparel line, a record label, and event space.